Blogcember: Pizza preferences

[sabotabby]

bitter_crimson asked about pizza preferences. I have strong opinions on pizza, you guys.

First of all, what is with some pizzas not having tomato sauce now? This is unacceptable. Besides a crust that is pizza-shaped (here's where the New Yorkers and the Chicagoans start arguing about crust, I guess), tomato sauce is what defines a pizza and makes it Good or Not Good. I like pesto as much as the next person but putting it on a pizza is pretentious and a sign that you have deficiencies as a human being.

Second, I like thin crust over thick, though obviously it needs to be thick enough to accommodate the fuckton of toppings that I like on it. Whole wheat is nice if done well, but it's usually not done well. Crust exists solely as a delivery method for toppings; I don't know why people get so uptight about it.

Let's talk toppings. Top tier: black olives, grilled eggplant, artichokes, jalapeno peppers, broccoli, and mushrooms (preferably portobello but I'm not actually that picky). Put any of these on pizza and I'm happy.

Second tier: green olives, tomatoes, banana peppers, goat cheese, and spinach. These are all good too.

Third tier: non-spicy peppers, onions, extra cheese that's not goat cheese. Fine, happy to eat it, but you went for one of the default vegetarian pizzas, didn't you?

Bad: Any kind of non-tomato fruit. Like pineapple. That's disgusting. Meat, obvs. I'm not particularly keen on sun-dried tomatoes but you can pick those off, so.

Adding extra garlic, chilli flakes, and basil is always a good thing.

Now I'm craving pizza.

Comments

[sabotabby]

There are lots of good reasons to order pizza cheeseless. None of them apply to me, however. I like me some cheese.

I had broccoli on pizza in Italy and never forgot it. A few places have it here, and it's exciting. I like broccoli on everything.

[fatpie42.livejournal.com]

I must say, I was surprised at the inclusion of broccoli too. Love broccoli, but on pizza? I mean sure it doesn't sound weird like pineapple, but it's still outside my pizza-eating experience.

[sabotabby]

Try it! It's good. But I am demented in my broccoli love.

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

The best reason to order pizza cheeseless? Dairy is Cancer Fuel.

That said, I had a wonderful slice of Pizza By the Pound at PIE; it was a red pie with capers, and they threw some Daiya™ dairy-free cheese on it. (Made of cassava, not soy.) Thin, crispy crust.

Notably, they have many gluten-free options, although most of the crusts are made with wheat. I have a feeling my feet will start leading me there more often.